Hi, I have been listening to a lot of Rory Gallagher's music lately and feel the urge to draw some strong comparisons with his music and Queen's, especially their early(ish) material.

I remember reading years ago a quote from Brian stating his adoration for Gallagher's guitar playing and just recently read Gallagher's Wiki in which this is also stated. I also remember reading an article about "Tie Your Mother Down" and how Brian thought up the riff under the heavy influence of Gallagher's playing.

The song, "Banker's Blues" reminds me very much of "Dreamer's Ball" but this could be ignorance on my behalf regarding this genre-specific sound (New Orleans-style decdending third chords).